Massena

[ muh-see-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Masséna

[ ma-sey-na ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

An·dré [ah, n, -, drey], Duc de Ri·vo·li [r, ee-vaw-, lee, ree, -vaw-lee] and Prince d'Ess·ling [des, -ling], 1758–1817, French marshal under Napoleon I.

Masséna

/ masena /

MassénaAndré17581817MFrenchMILITARY: general André (ɑ̃dre), Prince d'Essling. 1758–1817, French marshal under Napoleon I: victories at Saorgio (1794), Loano (1795), Rivoli (1797), Zürich (1799), and Caldiero (1805): defeated by Wellington in the Peninsular War (1810–11)

All Massena's sick and wounded, and his heavy baggage are there.

Again Massena delayed, and it was not until the 18th of August that the siege was begun.

Wilson and Miller were to harass Massena's right flank and rear.

Reinforced by fresh troops, Massena turned fiercely to the relief of Almeida, which Wellington had besieged.

On Massena's side it illustrates the important lesson that faulty information may easily be ruinous.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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